Brent Seabrook is back and the Blackhawks hope to get a boost from him. The physical defenseman passed league concussion protocols Sunday and will suit up for the Hawks in another do-or-die game against the Vancouver Canucks.

The physical defenseman took the ice for the first time Saturday after missing the last two games of the Hawks' first-round series against the Vancouver Canucks with a concussion. And then afterward, Seabrook declared he's symptom-free.

The Blackhawks are still irate. Their views of Raffi Torres' hit to the head of Brent Seabrook didn't change overnight.

"If you look at the tape, [Seabrook] is going for the puck, but he doesn't have possession of the puck yet and he just gets a blatant hit right to the head," defenseman Duncan Keith said Monday at the United Center. "Yeah, do guys need to have their heads up? Absolutely, but at the same time you could say that about any hit."

UPDATE: In an email to the Sun-Times, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said, "We are following up to understand the circumstances, but we don't anticipate any action will need to be taken." So in other words, don't expect Marty Turco to be fined by the NHL.

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A Montreal Canadiens fan and season ticket-holder named Robert had an interesting time Tuesday at the Bell Centre.

So he called into Game Points with Matthew Ross on Team 990 in Montreal after the Canadiens' 2-1 overtime win against the Blackhawks. He apparently had a bet going with Hawks goalie Marty Turco.

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Adam L. Jahns is a native Chicagoan. Jahns has been with the Sun-Times since 2005, covering the Hawks since 2009. He's also helped cover the Bears, Cubs, Sox and high schools. Follow him on Twitter:@adamjahns